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{{TM500 | mfg=Tektronix | type=TR503 | function=tracking generator | class=RF generator | image=Tek tr503 1.jpg | introduced=1981 | discontinued=1995 |
{{TM500 | mfg=Tektronix | type=TR503 | function=tracking generator | class=RF generator | image=Tek tr503 1.jpg | introduced=1981 | discontinued=1995 |
manuals=
|designers=Fred Telewski;Glenn Bateman;Michael McMahon;David Morton;Phillip Snow;Carlos Beeck;Jack McCabe;Leighton Whitsett;
* [http://w140.com/tek_tr503.pdf Tektronix TR503 Manual (PDF)]
|manuals=
* [[Media:070-3526-00.pdf|Tektronix TR503 Manual]]
}}
}}
It is intended to be used in conjunction with the [[49X_Series_Comparison|49X-series, 475X-series, and 279X-series spectrum analyzers]].
It is intended to be used in conjunction with the [[49X_Series_Comparison|49X-series, 275X-series, and 279X-series spectrum analyzers]].


The TR503 is similar to the [[TR502]] except for the different oscillator and intermediate frequencies (see link).
The TR503 is similar to the [[TR502]] except for the different oscillator and intermediate frequencies (see link).
{{BeginSpecs}}
{{Spec | Frequency range      | 100 kHz to 1.8 GHz }}
{{Spec | Maximum output level  | 0 dBm ±0.5 dB }}
{{Spec | Level range          | 0 to –59 dBm }}
{{Spec | Level flatness        | ±0.75 dB}}
{{EndSpecs}}


==Links==
==Links==
* [http://www.ke5fx.com/tr503.html Tektronix TR 503-Compatible Tracking Generator @ KE5FX]
* [http://www.ke5fx.com/tr503.html Tektronix TR 503-Compatible Tracking Generator @ KE5FX]
* [http://www.ko4bb.com/doku2015/doku.php?id=test_equipment:tracking_generator_-_convert_tr-502_to_tr-503_configuration Converting a TR502 to a TR503 configuration]
* [http://www.ko4bb.com/doku2015/doku.php?id=test_equipment:tracking_generator_-_convert_tr-502_to_tr-503_configuration Converting a TR502 to a TR503 configuration]
{{Documents|Link=TR503}}


==Specifications==
==Prices==
* Frequency range: 100 kHz to 1.8 GHz
{| class="wikitable"
* Output: −60 to 0 dBm into 50 Ω
|-
! Year
! 1981
! 1988
! 1993
|-
! Catalog price
| align="right" | $6,300
| align="right" | $7,080
| align="right" | $7,080
|-
! In 2022 Dollars
| align="right" | $19,700
| align="right" | $17,000
| align="right" | $13,900
|-
|}


==Pictures==
==Pictures==
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Tek tr503 5.jpg
Tek tr503 5.jpg
Tek tr503 6.jpg
Tek tr503 6.jpg
Tek_496_5.jpg  | Tek [[496]] with [[TR503]] tracking generator displaying a filter's frequency response plot
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Components==
{{Parts|TR503}}